Jharkhand, J&K: Assembly polls counting to begin
Ranchi, Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS): Counting of votes will be held in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand where voting was held to elect the new assemblies on Tuesday.
High voter turnout was recorded in both Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a quadrangular contest among the National Conference, PDP, BJP and Congress.
A day ahead of the Assembly Elections result declaration in Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ruled out any tie-up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or its former ally Congress.
Abdullah on Monday out-rightly rejected entering in any coalition with the BJP and said the Hindutva party's Kashmir stand is not acceptable to his party.
"BJP was silent on Article 370 during elections. But that doesn't mean it has completely dissociated itself from the issue," Abdullah said while addressing a press conference in Srinagar's Banquet hall.
The working president of National Conference (NC) said it was matter of 'immense pride and satisfaction' for him to serve the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the last six years.
Pertinently, the ruling coalition of the NC and the Congress comes to an end with the declaration of assembly polls' result on Tuesday.
Speaking about the formation of a new government, Abdullah said that it is inconceivable for a party like his to join hands with the BJP.
In the 2008 Assembly Election, the ruling NC of Omar Abdullah emerged as the largest party winning 28 seats out of 87 Assembly seats.
PDP was second with 21 seats while the Congress got third spot winning 17 seats, BJP, however, could win only 11 seats.
In an early Exit Poll which claimed that People's Democratic Party (PDP) is going to emerge as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP is projected to win within a range of 35-40 seats in a House of 87.
While National Conference is projected to win within a range of 8-12 seats its coalition partner Congress is projected to win within a range of 6-10 seats.
In Jharkhand, chief minister Hemant Soren is eyeing to retain power amid challenge by the BJP.
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